Senior EO/IR Signal Processing Engineer — Space

Anduril; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Foothill Ranch, CA is seeking a Senior Signal Processing Engineer to lead development of discrimination algorithms for EO/IR sensors used in space and missile defense. You will design signal processing pipelines, including detection, feature extraction, and measurement generation, and develop advanced decision logic to enhance classification.

Mentorship and collaboration with software and systems teams will be essential to deploy production-ready solutions in demanding

Qualifications

• Active U.S. security clearance (Secret) is required
• 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and testing EO/IR signal processing algorithms
• Strong proficiency with signal processing techniques and detection theory

Responsibilities

• Lead development of discrimination algorithms for EO/IR sensors in space/defense contexts
• Design and implement signal processing pipelines including detection and feature extraction
• Develop advanced decision logic to improve classification performance
• Collaborate with software, systems engineering, and test teams to deploy production-ready code
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on signal processing approaches
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to understand mission needs and demonstrate system performance

Skills

EO/IR sensing

Signal processing

Algorithm development

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical/Engineering or related field

Tools

Monte Carlo

Hardware-in-the-loop

Sensor modeling

Job description

Anduril Industries in Foothill Ranch, CA is seeking a Senior Signal Processing Engineer to lead development of discrimination algorithms for EO/IR sensors used in space and missile defense. You will design signal processing pipelines, including detection, feature extraction, and measurement generation, and develop advanced decision logic to enhance classification.

Mentorship and collaboration with software and systems teams will be essential to deploy production-ready solutions in demanding